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Stack Supper is a hearty, layered dinner featuring seasoned ground beef, a creamy cheese sauce, and fresh toppings, perfect for any occasion.
Potluck, Tuesday night, and game day... just a few of the best times to enjoy this easy dinner option. Stack Supper gives you a simple way to present a delicious, fulfilling meal. All layered on a crushed cracker crust, cooked rice, seasoned ground beef, and a creamy cheese sauce come together to create the most delicious base to ever be. Then, it all gets topped with shredded lettuce, sharp cheddar cheese, plump tomatoes, and pimiento-stuffed olives, to either be served alone or with crunchy tortilla chips. Stack Supper makes suppertime, no matter the occasion, just the best time!
Ingredients
For the supper:
- 1 3/4 cups saltine crackers crushed
- 2 cups rice cooked
- 3 pounds ground beef
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 1/2 cups tomato juice
- 3/4 cup water
- 3 tablespoons taco seasoning
- seasoned salt to taste
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup butter cubed
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups whole milk
- 1 pound processed cheese such as Velveeta®, cubed
For serving:
- 4 cups lettuce shredded
- 3 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 3 medium tomatoes diced
- 1 (10-ounce) jar pimiento-stuffed olives sliced
- 1 (14.5-ounce) package tortilla chips
Directions
- Evenly divide the crushed saltines between two ungreased 9x13-inch baking dishes. Then, evenly top with the cooked rice.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the ground beef and the onion and cook, while crumbling the meat, until the beef is no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes.
- Drain and discard the excess grease, then return the beef-onion mixture back to the skillet.
- Add the tomato juice, the water, the taco seasoning, the seasoned salt, the salt, and the black pepper to the beef-onion mixture and simmer, stirring occasionally, about 15-20 minutes.
- Evenly spoon the beef mixture over the cooked rice.
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.
- Add the flour to the melted butter and cook, stirring occasionally, until smooth.
- Gradually add the milk to the butter mixture and stir to combine.
- Bring the sauce mixture to a boil and cook until thickened, about 2 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to low, then add the processed cheese to the sauce mixture. Cook, while stirring, until it has melted.
- Evenly pour the sauce over the beef mixture.
- Evenly sprinkle the lettuce, the cheddar cheese, the tomatoes, and the olives over the beef supper.
- Serve the beef supper with the tortilla chips.
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